Controversial Biometrics Program Catches 17-Year Fugitive
The FBI has announced that with the help of biometric identification technology, it has arrested a fugitive who has been on the run for 17 years, reports Ars…
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Bio-Metrica Launches BIS Platform
Florida-based Bio-Metrica has launched its Biometric Identification System (BIS). Announced last autumn, BIS is a platform designed to offer the enterprise…
Synaptics Sensor Gets Certification From China’s Banking Card Test Center
Synaptics’ VFS7500S fingerprint authentication solution has become the first such device to receive full certification from China’s Banking Card Test Center…
Saudi Arabian Bank Introduces Biometric Self-Service Terminals
With the help of Diebold Nixdorf, Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi Bank has introduced a self-service terminal that uses biometric technology to authenticate the…
Microsoft Cites Security in Announcing Halt to Windows 7 Support
Microsoft has been trying to get users to upgrade from Windows 7 for years, and with Windows 10 now available the company appears ready to really pull the…
Kenyan Authorities Seek to Register Voters’ Biometrics Ahead of General Election
Authorities in Kenya are gearing up for a major biometric election. The country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has launched a…
Report Points to Ascent of Behavioral Biometrics, Persistent Authentication
The global biometrics market has shifted from one comprised primarily of hardware-based technologies to a mobile-focused, software-driven industry, and…
Zwipe Gets New Distribution Ally in North America
Zwipe has a big new ally in its distribution efforts. The fingerprint recognition specialist has announced that Identification Systems Group, a North American…
Singapore FinTech Firm Pitches Naked Payments to Hospitality Sector
Singapore-based FinTech firm Touche has launched a new payments platform that lets merchants accept fingerprint scans as a payment option, reports Channel…
NEC Shows Off Evolved Facial Recognition Tech at Retail’s Big Show
“The backbone of these facial recognition-driven solutions is NEC’s NeoFace biometric technology, which the company was also showcasing at last year’s Big…